Cheese Tea: nothing like tea topped with a layer of cheese

What is cheese tea?

Cheese tea is not as jarring as it might initially sound. In the same way cheesecake is cake combined with a light, smooth cheese…cheese tea is tea combined with cream cheese. More specifically, it can be either hot tea or iced tea topped with a foamy salted cream cheese. This adds a creamier, more savory element to tea than your usual milk. Enthusiasts of this faddish drink discourage the mixing of the cheese foam into the tea to enjoy a more distinct creamy flavor just prior to tasting the tea.

Originating in Taiwan back in 2010 and quickly spreading throughout China and Malaysia, cheese tea has gone global reaching past the boundaries of Asia into Australia, Europe and North America.

Where can I get it?

If you don’t have plans of venturing out of the US anytime soon, here are some places that are now serving this internationally acclaimed frothy drink.

Looking for more places that serve cheese tea? You can find them on Gluttoright here.

How can I make it? There are a number of ways to make cheese tea. There are some slight variations on the Taiwanese, Chinese, and other countries’ versions of cheese tea. It all depends on your taste (i.e. what type of tea you prefer, if you like your tea hot or cold, how sweet you like your tea, etc.). Here is a recipe that you can use and modify as necessary to create your ideal cheese tea.